Manipal: MIT (Manipal Institute of Technology) students recently designed and constructed their own model of an Un-manned aircraft and took it to USA for world competitions in Technology inventions in NASA, where the model received a special certificate.
It was the only aircraft model from India, but one of 5 such in the world exhibited in America.
A team of students selected from Several branches of Engineering, with ‘AEROMIT’ as brandname, had been to Georgia, USA to participate in world contests. It stood 13th in performance and 15th in design. Out of 75 teams, Manipal Team stood at 29th place. Partha Khare was the leader from Automobile engineering.
On Tuesday, October 4, Vice-Chancellor Dr. Ramanarayanan saw the model and appreciated the work. Several teachers were present on the occasion.